The present invention relates to a pulsed
radio frequency therapy
system adapted to project the beam onto the
skin surface of a
living body overlying a problem region, the beam serving to relieve pain and to obtain other
health related beneficial effects. The
system includes an energy-
generating unit in which a radio-frequency carrier is over-modulated by a sonic
signal to produce periodic bursts of radio-frequency energy whose repetition rate corresponds to the frequency of the
signal. The output of the unit is fed to a tank circuit tuned to the carrier frequency and housed within the
barrel of a portable applicator gun. Supported within the
barrel and coupled to the tank circuit is a
discharge electrode whose tip is adjacent to the mouth of the
barrel whereby a pulsed
radio frequency is projected from the tip. The portable applicator gun includes automated applicator coil tuning, automated coil protection, and a phase-up conditioning
system. The energy
generating unit includes a lifespan
sensing system which includes a modem, a GPS, and a
transceiver so that the pulsed
radio frequency therapy system may transfer and / or receive information wirelessly to an
external storage and / or
processing area which tracks the usage,
wear and tear, location, and other treatment data of the user and the therapy system.